Thursday, November 29, 2012

Back to the kitchen!

Thanksgiving (and cooler weather) had me back in the kitchen last weekend!

First on the list? A classic. The perfect vehicle for delivering Thanksgiving leftovers...the leftover sandwich! Wheat toast, mayo, dressing, gravy, turkey and cran = perfection. How do you serve up your leftovers?

Second, something new. When the "cool front" blew in (Hey, its Houston. We take what we can get.), I decided to make a hearty stew. I threw in some Texas classics (smoked sausage and jalepenos) with some more trendy mix-ins (white beans and kale) and set out to make crock-pot magic...delish!

Here's what I did, should you be so inclined!

White Bean, Sausage and Kale Stew

3 cans white beans

1 sausage link (I used jalepeno sausage)

1-2 jalepenos, finely minced

1 onion, chopped

1 cup kale leaves, chopped

1 quart chicken broth

3 tablespoons brown sugar

Salt and Pepper to taste

Cornbread

Chop your veggies and add all ingredients to a crock-pot. Cook on low for 6 hours. (Or, 1 hour on medium and 3 hours on low if you get in a time crunch like me!) As with most of my soups/stews, I served this with a square of cornbread on the bottom of the bowl. That way you get a little bread in every bite!

Enjoy!

5 comments:

White girls (heart) food pictures. Ha!! I posted a food picture tonight too. That first picture looks like something out of a magazine though. OMG- heavenly!!!! I'll have to try your stew! Nick isn't a big soup eater but if it's a STEW then that's a different story.

You are so right! Kyle used to get annoyed I was snapping pictures of everything we made. Now he's like "Can I take a bite? Did you get a good one yet?" HA! Just tell Nick its sausage and beans, totally boy friendly!